The following men deposed and stated that they were citizens of the State of Alabama at the time they rendered the military service hereinafter referred to; that they were residents at the time of the passage of "An Act for the relief of Maimed Soldiers," approved 1 Mar 1881; and that they were currently residing in Alabama.
 
 

• JONES, Giles W.
• Co. I, 26th Regiment Alabama Volunteers
• Wounded 29 May 1862 at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA: "materilly [sic] disabled in the right arm, having received a severe wound in the right arm near the wrist ~ unable to labor for a support"
• Occupation: Farmer or supervising a farm
• 8 Apr 1881, /s/ Giles W. Jones

• LANE, Joseph A.
• Co. A, 26th Regiment Alabama Volunteers
• Wounded July 1864 at or near Atlanta, GA: "materially disabled by wound in right hand, having lost one finger and the use of two other fingers"
• Occupation: Farmer
• 2 Apr 1881, /s/ Joseph A. Lane

• MASSEY, James H.
• Co. B, 4th Regiment Louisiana Battalion [see Co. I, 4th Texas Volunteer Infantry, The Navarro Rifles, CSA]
• Wounded 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, TN: "materially disabled ~ being severely wounded in left hip, by reason of which wound I have been exempted from road and millitary [sic] duty by certificate of Medical Board ever since"
• Occupation: Farmer
• 30 Jun 1881, /s/ J.H. Massey

• MILES, William L.
• Co. I, 41st Regiment Alabama Volunteers
• Wounded 2 Jan 1861 at Murfreesborough (sic), TN: "materially disabled having received such a wound on the right hand as to render it almost intirely [sic] useless"
• Occupation: Farmer
• 28 Apr 1881, /s/ W.L. Miles

• STILLMAN, B.M.
• Co. A, 26th Regiment Alabama Volunteers
• Wounded 30 Jun 1862 at the Battle of Malvern Hill, VA: "lost one arm"
• Occupation: "Confictioner"
• 28 Mar 1881, /s/ B.M. Stillman

• YERBY, John T.
• Co. G, 41st Regiment Alabama Volunteers
• Wounded 17 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA: "permanently and materially disabled in the left arm and hand so that he has to hire most of his hard work done"
• Occupation:
• 30 Jun 1881, /s/ John T. Yerby

 
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Fayette C.H.
October 24, 1881

Honorable J.M. Carmichael ~ Dear Sir / Enclosed  I hand you the warrants in favor of G.W. Jones, John T. Yerby, Wm. L. Miles, J.A. Lane and B.M. Stillman which you will please present to the Treasurer and draw money and return to me by Registered letter or by bank exchange and oblige yours etc.

/s/ Holland M. Bell
Judge of Probate

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